Working with community health workers to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes: implementation and scale-up lessons from eastern Uganda

• Hoofdauteurs: Gertrude Namazzi (Auteur), Monica Okuga (Auteur), Moses Tetui (Auteur), Rornald Muhumuza Kananura (Auteur), Ayub Kakaire (Auteur), Sarah Namutamba (Auteur), Aloysius Mutebi (Auteur), Suzanne Namusoke Kiwanuka (Auteur), Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho (Auteur), Peter Waiswa (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Preventable maternal and newborn deaths can be averted through simple evidence-based interventions, such as the use of community health workers (CHWs), also known in Uganda as village health teams. However, the CHW strategy faces implementation challenges regarding training packages, sup...